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Rock Landscapes - The Pulham Legacy - Rock Gardens, Grottoes, Ferneries, Follies, Fountains and Garden Ornaments (Hardcover)
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Rock Landscapes - The Pulham Legacy - Rock Gardens, Grottoes, Ferneries, Follies, Fountains and Garden Ornaments (Hardcover)
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"What a super book! Great photos, and such interesting facts - it
all makes a fascinating read." Christine Walkden, BBC-TV and Radio
4 Gardening Expert "This is a wonderful book, tracing the history
of the family firm and the marvellous structures they created, in
great detail. There are detailed accounts of 40 of the firm's most
prestigious structures, stunningly photographed by professional
garden photographer Jennifer Lilly. There is even a detailed
chronological gazetteer of all the known Pulhamite sites.
Definitely a must for your Christmas present list and garden
history bookshelf." Hazelle Jackson, Heritage Consultant London
Landscapes Autumn/Winter 2012 "It is excellent... A brilliant piece
of work - I thoroughly recommend it." Peter Seabrook, Gardening
Writer and Broadcaster Amateur Gardening "The result of many years'
patient research, pulling together fascinating information on the
Pulhams' work, which extended from grand gardens such as
Sandringham and Waddesdon to modest suburban villas." The Times "A
Charming Labour of Love, this offers everything you could wish to
know about Pulhamite - and probably much more... The photographs
are superb, the research exhaustive and the gazetteer makes it
invaluable for the study, restoration and maintenance of Pulhamite
features in 19th to early 20th-century gardens." BBC Gardens
Illustrated This book tells the story of James Pulham & Son,
the eminent family of Victorian and Edwardian landscape artists who
specialised in the construction of picturesque rock gardens,
ferneries, follies and grottoes. The book covers more than four
generations of the family business that was also responsible for
the manufacture of extremely high-quality terracotta garden
ornaments including fountains, vases, sundials and bulastrading.
The rock gardens, for which the firm are mainly remembered today,
were built with 'artifical' rocks - formed from heaps of old bricks
and rubble, coated with cement, and sculpted to simulate the colour
and texture of natural stone. The author's interest in James Pulham
& Son stems from the fact that no fewer than five of his
ancestors worked for the company as 'rock builders'. Features many
incredibly famous locations, including Buckingham Palace,
Sandringham, Heatherden Hall, Waddesdon Manor, Battersea Park,
Friar Park and RHS Garden Wisley.
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